PERMANENT ROADING.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIV, Issue 4543, 23 March 1923, Page 1

PERMANENT ROADING.

PLAINS COUNTY BITUMEN AND CONCRETE. Mr J. Higgins, engineer to the Hauraki Plains County, in compliance, with a request from the settlers in the Horahia riding, made estimates for laying bitumen pavements, also alternative concrete pavements, which were presented to the council at its last meeting:— Turua-Kopuarahi Road, 170 chains in length, 12ft wide.—Scarifying old metal, 170 chains at 7s per chain, £59 10s; reforming old metal, 170 chains at ,10s per chain, £B5; providing and laying metal Bin_ deep,. 2890 cubic yards at 18s, £260,1 ; additional metal (for subsidence allowance), 963 cubic yards at 18s, £866 17s; metal chips (two dressings), 578 cubic yards at 18s, £470 4s; bitumen (two dressings), 1.25 gallons per square yard, chains at 110 s, £935 ; labour on metal and bitumen, 170 chains at 20s per chain, £170; rolling 170 chains, at 22s 6d per chain, £l9l ss. Total, £5378 16s. Orchard East Road, 280 chains in length, 12ft wide.— Scarifying 280 chains of old metal at 7s per chain,, £9B; reforming 280 chains of old metal at 10s per chain, £140; providing and.; laying metal 5 in. deep, 3422 cubic yards at 20s per chain, £3422 ; additional metal (subsidence allowance), ( 1140 cubic yards at 20s, £1140; metal chips (two dressings) 684 cubic yards at, 20s, £684 ; bitumen (two dressings), 1.25 gallons per square yard, 280 chains at 110 s, £1540'; labour on metal and bitumen,. 280 chains at 20s, £2Bo'; rolling 280 chains at 22s 6d per chain, £315. Total, £7619.

Kerepeehi-Kopuarahi Road, 4% miles (340 chains), 12ft wide.—Scarifying old metal, 340 chains at 7s per chain, £ll9 ; reforming old metal, 340 chains at 30s per chain, £5lO ; providing and laying metal 6in deep, 4987 cubic yards at 21s, £5236 7s; additional metal (for subsidence allowance), 1662 cubic yards at 21s, £1745 2s ; metal chips (two dressings) 1020 cubic yards at 21s, £1071; bitumen (two dressings), 1.25 gallons per square yard, 34'0 chains at . 110 s, £lB7O ; labour oh metal and bitumen, 340 chains at 20s, £340 ; rolling 340 chains at 22s 6d per chain, £328 10s. Total, £11,273 19s. Horahia Road, 90 chains in length, 10ft wide. —Scarifying old metal, 90 chains at 6s per chain, £27; reforming bld metal, 90 chanis at 15s per chain, £67 10s; providing and laying metal 4in deep, 733 cubic y.ards at 17s 6d, £641 7s 6d; additional metal (for subsidence allowance), 244 cubic yards at 17s ffid, £213 10s; metal chips (two dressings), 150 cubic yards at 17s 6d, £l3l ss; bitumen (two dressings), 1.25 gallons per square yard, 90 chains at 925, £414 ; labour on metal and bitumen, 90 chains at 17s 6d, £7B 15s; rolling 90 chains at! 20s, £9O. Total, £1663 7s 6d. \

Ais an alternative to bitumen pave-, ment I have computed the cost for laying down concrete roadway 10ft wide by 6in thick, with haunches at the sides of macadam 2ft in width. One Chain of Concrete Road, 10ft by 6in thick.— Scarifying one chain at 6s per chain, 6s; tramming subgrade at 6s per square yard (73 ■square yards), £1 16s 6d; rolling subgrade at 2d per square yard (73 square yards), 12s 2d; metal, sand, and cement in proportions of 4 —2 —-1, the mixture laid in place (73 square yards per chain at 15s per square yard—£4 9s per cubic yard in position) £54 ; joints, three per chain, of Matthoid (expensive joints), £1 10s: haunches of 2ft each side of bitumen bound macadam 6in thick, one chain long, £ll. Total, £69 4s Bd. PIPIROA RIDING. Hopai Road, 135 chains in length, 10ft wide.—Scarifying old metal, 135 chains at 6s per chain, £4O ,10s; reforming old metal, 135 chains at 30.3 per chain, '£2o2 10s ; providing and laying metal 4in deep, 1100 cubic yards at 18s, £990 ; additional metal (for subsidence allowance)', 366 cubic yards at 18s, £329 8s; metal chips (two dressings), 220 cubic yards at 18s, £198; bitumen (two dressings), 1.25 gallons per square yard, 135 chains at 925, £621; labour on metal and bitumen, 135 chains at 17s 6d per chain, £llB 2s 6d; rolling of 135 chains at 20s per chain, £135. Total, £2634 10s 6d.

Pipiroa tp Waitakaruru, 420 chains in length, £2ft wide. —Scarifying old metal, 420 ’chains at 7s per chain, £147 ; reforming old metal, 420 chains at 35s per chain, £735 ; providing and laying metal 7i.n deep, 7187 cubic yards at 20s, £7187; additional metal (fpr subsidence allowance), 2395 cubic yards at 20s, £2395; metal chips (two dressings), 1437 cubic yards at 20s. £1437 ; rolling 420 chains at 22s 6d per chain, £4 | 72< 10s ; bitumen (two dressings), 1.25 gallons per square yard, 420 chains at 110 s, £2310’; labour on metal and bitumen, 420 chains at 20s, £420. Total, £15,103 10s. Pipiroa Road to Southern Boundary of Riding, 185, chains, 12ft wide. — Scarifying old metal, 185 chains at 7s per chain, £641 15s; reforming old metal, 185 chains at 30s per chain, £277 10s; providing and laying metal 7in deep, 3166 cubic yards at 20s, £3166; additional irietal (for subsidence allowance), 1055 cubic yards at 201 s, £1055'; metal chips Ktwo dressings). 633 cubic yards at 20s, £633 ; bitumen (two 1.25 gallons per square yards, 185 chains at 110 s, £lOl7 10 .; labour on metal and bitu-'-men, 185 chains at 20te per chain, £185; rolling 185 chains at 22s 6d, £2OB 2s 6d. Total, £66061 17s 6d. I might mention that tihe estimates included in the schedule a re based on the increasing heiayy motoir lorry traffic.